Where does “spokewise” come from?

spokewise (English) comes from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

spokewise (English): Radial, like the spokes of a wheel; In a...

Definitions

  1. Radial, like the spokes of a wheel; In a...

Ancestry of “spokewise”, step by step

spokewise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English spoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspokeA support structure that connects the axle or the...
2Middle EnglishspokeA spoke; A sharp spike or projection on the edge...
3Old Englishspācaspoke
4Proto-West Germanic*spaikāspoke
5Proto-Germanicspaikōspoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →